The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-03
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North Carolina State Board of Agri-
t%''fE' culture.

III. H.. Grant, ord congressional District.
Col. w. F. Green, 4th Congressional
District.
j. H. Murrow, 5th Congressional Dis
trict. - ,,- - =
S. B. Alexanderceth Congressional Dis
trict (electl.
A. Leazer, 9TH Congressional District.
Burwell Blanton, 8th Congressional Dis
trict. .
DIR. C. D. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
trict.
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner, Acting Secretary. .
C. w. Dabney, Jr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton.
TRUSTEES OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND ME-
CHANICAL COLLEGE. $751;
The members Of the Board Of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added:
w. S. Primrose, Wake.
G. z. French, Pender.
H. E. Fries, Forsyth:
Gen. R. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE R OF HUsBANDRY.
W. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. w. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
w. H. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
&. T. J. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, n. G.
Capt. w. II: Powell, Battleboro,
n. 7. Ridley, Boykins, Va.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. R. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G. q. French,
Sd Congressional District; w. F. Green,
4th Congressional District; H. 3. Fries,
9Th Congressional District; j. S. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; w. II. Hobson,
It'll Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, 9Th Congressional District; W. II.
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S.
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and W. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
D. Reid Parker, Trinity College, A.
McIver, Oaks, D. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. L. Polk, Raleigh, and G. Nc
Donald, Concord.
N. c. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
w. G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
President-J. Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. Ohio Wilson, Vineyard.
Treasurer. A. Lineback, Salem.
Rev. Charles S. Farris has resigned the
editorship of the Biblical Recorder.
1t is reported that the peanut crop in
the eastern part of this State is almost
ruined by the long wet spell. \
Mr.. J. A. Hood, Shotwell, N. c., isl
Secretary of Piney Grove Alliance, in
stead of II. V. Bunch, as has been publ
lished.
Mouse river is said to be higher by
four feet at Milburnie bridge than it was
ever known before. The damage by the
recent heavy floods is very great in this
county.
Work on the new railroad from
Henderson to Durham will
soon. The first ten miles from each
place are out for bids for grading and
cross-tying.
1t is now recorded that the "oldest
inhabitant'' never saw any weather in
October to compare with that which has
prevailed for the past three weeks. Heavy
snow are reported North Of us.
President Cleveland has issued a
proclamation naming the 24th day of
November as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer, and calling upon the people of
the United States to observe it in an APP
propriate manner. ..* =
The report Of Agriculture Of the State
for the year has been issued, and shows a
very good average. The grades are as fol-
lows as to average productions: Cotton,
SO 1-2; corn, 96 3-s; tobacco, 80 IA;
sweet potatoes, SO.
Mr.. E. G. Harrell, the energetic and
enterprising Secretary of the N. G.
Teachers Assembly, is arranging to have
all the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, of the Southern States, to
H.